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Editor’s note – This post is really old. For more current articles, click here for the round-the-world tag. I just received an e-mail from someone who had bought my book. He wanted some advice on tickets saying, “I’ve been informed from

According to a study by WSL Strategic Retail that was printed in Kiplinger’s, half of all consumers who earned more than 100,000 patronized a dollar store last year. Dollar General opened another 58 new stores last month alone, nearly 300 new

The results of a new global risk perception survey show that what people think is a risk and what is really a risk–statistically–are two very different things. This survey was conducted by a huge global PR firm that has very little

I mentioned in a previous post that airfares to Latin America have gotten dirt cheap over the past month. But all air routes are hurting for passengers these days, especially ones to Asia. Taking the prize for the most insane airfare

SARS has taken its toll on tourism, with in-denial China being hit hard, and many other Asian countries not far behind. Cathay Pacific, one of the world’s best airlines, may ground its entire fleet for a month. Vietnam has shown, however,

Tim Leffel's Cheapest Destinations Blog was established in 2003 and is one of the most popular single-writer travel blogs in the world, with more than 80,000 monthly unique readers. With advice on the cheapest places to travel, the cheapest places to live, and how to circle the globe for less. Back to Top ↑